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Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nigerian Police, Nollywood (Film Industry), Women Politics
Sunday, October 18th, 2020
Since the #EndSars protests began Nollywood’s leading lady, Genevieve Nnaji has not kept quiet. While she has not made any physical outing anywhere she has made sure her voice was loud and clear. First to feel her wrath is the governor of Rivers State Nyesome Wike who warned against any form of protest in his […]
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Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, Women Politics
Sunday, October 18th, 2020
By Nimot Adetola Sulaimon Nigerian economist and international development expert, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has broken her silence over the recent call to #EndSARS in Nigeria. Okonjo-Iweala on Sunday took a break from her pursuit for the Director-General position in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). From her statement on Twitter, she called for a united Nigeria and […]
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Latest Politics
Sunday, October 18th, 2020
By Nimot Adetola Sulaimon Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode have reacted to the video of Ambassador Hussaini Coomassie saying that President Muhammadu Buhari is too lenient with the #EndSARS protesters. Amb. Coomassie was seen in a video saying that the President should have dealt with the nationwide protests with “an iron fist”. “After the president […]
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Africa & World Politics, Canadian Politics, Headlines, NNP News
Sunday, October 18th, 2020
(NNP) The frosty relations between Canada and China plunged deeper into icy waters with Canada criticizing the harsh measures in Hong Kong against pro-democracy agitators and the imprisonment of Muslim minorities. Canada also criticized Beijing’s detention of two Canadian men arrested in retaliation for Canada’s arrest of Meng Wanzhou, the CFO of Chinese tech giant […]
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Headlines
Sunday, October 18th, 2020
Tola Oyediran, the eldest child of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo has died at the age of 79. Oyediran reportedly died on Friday afternoon. She would have been 80 years by 1 December. Oyediran was the Chairman, Board of Directors of African Newspapers of Nigeria (ANN) publishers of Tribune titles. She was the fourth child of […]
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Headlines, National Politics
Sunday, October 18th, 2020
The Nigerian youths on the streets since last week calling for reforms of the police with #EndSARS campaign, have now expanded their 5-point demand to seven points. The struggle is no longer about just scrapping SARS, they are now agitating for an overhaul of the dysfunctional governance that has killed their dreams and made Nigeria […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Nigerian Police, NNP News, Top Stories
Saturday, October 17th, 2020
(NNP) The protests against police brutality that have come to be known around the world as the #Endsarsnow protests have assumed international dimension with Nigerians around the world joining in the protest for accountability and respect for human rights. On Saturday, Nigerians in Canada’s largest city of Toronto took to the streets in massive numbers […]
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Governors, Latest Politics, Plateau, Raw Politics, State News
Saturday, October 17th, 2020
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja Chairman Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has said that most governors from the region were not in support of the recent disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, a unit of the Nigeria police, saying that it has been useful in the fight against insecurity […]
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Borno, Education, Headlines
Friday, October 16th, 2020
The Federal Government on Friday said it has approved a temporary site for the establishment of a Federal College of Forestry in Jere Local Government Area of Borno state. The Minister of Environment, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, said this after a meeting with Governor Babagana Zulum, at the Government House in Maiduguri. Abubakar said that details […]
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Headlines
Friday, October 16th, 2020
The remains of the renowned Nigerian poet and playwright, Prof. John Pepper Clark, popularly known as J.P. Clark have been laid to rest in his country home in Kiagbodo town, Delta State. The emeritus professor of literature was buried on Thursday night after a brief lying in state for few family members. Clark was buried […]
